Philippa Carter (@PhilippaCarter) has her PhD in Religious Studies, is a professor within McMaster's Society, Culture & Religion degree program, and teaches a course called, "What on Earth is Religion?" Yet there is no simple answer to this straightforward question. The conversation ranges from religions to cults, philosophies, creeds, and worldviews, with stops at free expression and secularism along the way.

If you enjoy this conversation, you might also like the Podcast for Inquiry episodes featuring Catherine Francis, Caroline Russell-King, and James Turk.

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